Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics in telomere length tertile groups

Log(LTL)

1.61 ± 0.18

1.94 ± 0.08

2.23 ± 0.25

0.000**

Ages, years

52.92 ± 12.14

53.65 ± 11.63

53.08 ± 11.33

0.836

Sex (female), n(%)

114(61.96)

113(60.7)

116(62.37)

0.756

Current/Former smoking, n(%)

27(14.52)

29(15.93)

29(15.43)

0.625

Alcohol, n(%)

35(18.62)

38(20.88)

36(19.35)

0.658

Regular exercise, n(%)

69(37.10)

66(36.26)

71(37.77)

0.712

BMI, Kg/m²

25.60 ± 3.63

25.87 ± 3.81

26.08 ± 3.76

0.509

Waist circumference, cm

86.57 ± 9.89

87.29 ± 9.89

87.11 ± 9.51

0.786

Hip circumference, cm

92.29 ± 10.46

92.77 ± 11.25

92.48 ± 9.11

0.912

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

126.04 ± 18.32

125.86 ± 19.07

129.56 ± 18.66

0.140

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

75.29 ± 9.65

76.61 ± 9.60

76.74 ± 10.45

0.340

Log(8-oxo-dG, pg/ml)

5.06 ± 1.17

5.02 ± 1.04

4.98 ± 1.02

0.767

SOD, U/ml

56.63 ± 14.01

58.41 ± 18.26

63.07 ± 15.34

0.001**

GR, U/L

7.13 ± 3.18

6.98 ± 3.118

6.82 ± 3.12

0.687

Log(TNF-ɑ, fmol/ml)

4.64 ± 0.52

4.29 ± 0.66

4.19 ± 0.74

0.000**

Log(IL-6, pg/ml)

1.69 ± 0.95

1.68 ± 0.91

1.51 ± 0.90

0.173

HbA1c%

5.94 ± 1.21

5.92 ± 1.11

5.56 ± 0.46

0.001**

FPG, mmol/L

6.60 ± 2.13

6.58 ± 1.83

5.88 ± 0.62

0.000**

PG 30′ , mmol/L

11.32 ± 3.39

10.92 ± 3.47

9.88 ± 2.47

0.000**

PG 60′ , mmol/L

10.98 ± 4.80

10.85 ± 4.81

9.43 ± 3.51

0.003**

PG 120′ , mmol/L

9.13 ± 5.15

8.82 ± 4.88

7.53 ± 2.95

0.004**

Ln (Ins 0′ , mU/L)

2.27 ± 0.61

2.28 ± 0.58

2.30 ± 5.41

0.902

Ln (Ins 30′ , mU/L)

3.99 ± 0.76

4.01 ± 0.73

4.27 ± 0.79

0.002**

Ln (Ins 60′ , mU/L)

4.06 ± 0.71

4.11 ± 0.71

4.22 ± 0.78

0.157

Ln (Ins 120′ , mU/L)

3.66 ± 0.82

3.70 ± 0.79

3.80 ± 0.85

0.347

Ln (CP 0′ , ng/mL)

0.25 ± 0.46

0.30 ± 0.42

0.34 ± 0.75

0.338

Ln (CP 30′ , ng/mL)

1.40 ± 0.55

1.43 ± 0.55

1.64 ± 0.91

0.003**

Ln (CP 60′ , ng/mL)

1.59 ± 0.54

1.79 ± 0.50

1.86 ± 0.61

0.004**

Ln (CP 120′ , ng/mL)

1.57 ± 0.49

1.59 ± 0.49

1.70 ± 0.59

0.077

Ln (HOMA-IR)

1.37 ± 0.51

1.36 ± 0.49

1.30 ± 0.38

0.373

Sqrt (HOMA-β)

8.91 ± 2.82

8.93 ± 2.92

9.50 ± 2.52

0.104

Sqrt (DI 30)

18.34 ± 6.84

19.96 ± 2.96

21.66 ± 6.13

0.001**

Sqrt (DI 120)

22.41 ± 6.93

22.43 ± 6.94

24.98 ± 5.27

0.000**

Log (TG, mmol/L)

0.55 ± 1.03

0.48 ± 0.85

0.43 ± 1.29

0.409

TC, mmol/L

5.63 ± 1.09

5.41 ± 1.11

5.32 ± 1.12

0.038*

Log(HDL-C, mmol/L)

0.34 ± 0.35

0.35 ± 0.34

0.41 ± 0.59

0.299

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.76 ± 0.75

2.78 ± 0.76

2.90 ± 0.73

0.195